As the traditional automotive players seek to transition from hardware to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and subscription businesses, there are new opportunities to be tapped for original equipment manufacturers, parts suppliers, data aggregators, insurance companies, technology players, aftermarket companies, infrastructure providers and even governments.

This report seeks to explore software and firmware over-the-air (OTA) update trends as they exist today in the automotive industry and are likely to evolve going forward. The report provides a perspective on how automotive remote software updates will develop and which segments are the most important. It seeks to provide a detailed understanding on how various market players, like OTA solution providers and automotive original equipment manufacturers, are collaborating or partnering with embedde...

This report mainly explores the demand-supply dynamics of all automotive hardware that enables telematics and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications.

The event was held at an exhibition area of 22,000 square meters, attracting more than 892,000 visitors (including 28,000 international attendees) and over 1,500 exhibiting companies that showcased 278 new energy models, among other exhibits.

This report examines the evolution of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies and their impact on the automotive industry, broken down into 11 vehicle domains for better understanding.

The software-defined vehicle (SDV) is foundational for the industry’s dream of realizing the opportunities presented by the CASE megatrends. This presentation highlights the multifaceted strategies driving adoption of SDVs across the sector and offers insights on the transformative potential of this cutting-edge technology. Outline: • Introduction to software-defined vehicle (SDV) • The three foundation technologies of SDV: Hardware, software and connectivity • Multiple strategies to...

This report reviews some of the many emerging vehicle interface and experience technologies - as well as their demand and supply dynamics - that are increasingly being seen in vehicle cockpits worldwide, including AI-based voice assistants and chatbots, gaming and other entertainment features, augmented reality and 3D navigation, driver/occupant monitoring systems and in-vehicle personalization trends, among others.

Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) represent the industry's latest megatrend. They are an attempt to reset business models in both vehicle development and in realizing post-sale revenue gains. This reports serves as a cohesive overview of the subject and represents how SDVs should be defined, why they are happening now and what the enablers for SDVs are.

This report seeks to inform the reader about mobility trends that are underway in smart cities around the world and how various stakeholders (automakers, infrastructure service providers, governments, etc.) are placed.

This report aims to explain: What strategies are being employed by original equipment manufacturers to exploit the connected-car services space? How are connected-car services evolving and key mobility stakeholders are placed in this value chain? Which paid over-the-air (OTA) updates are trending and which segments are the most important?

More than 135,000 visitors travelled to Las Vegas for CES 2024, including S&P Global Mobility analysts who have detailed all the key themes and showcases in this report.

The Connected Car Regulation Tracker offers a comprehensive overview of regional and international regulations governing the use of connectivity in vehicles, V2X communications and cybersecurity.

This report analyzes the evolution of automotive app stores, recent developments and original equipment manufacturer initiatives in this domain, and the future roadmap. It also delves into the in-car app store ecosystem of app developers, associated services providers and technologies, as well as partnerships that are in place today and are likely to happen going forward. Primary and secondary research methodologies have been used to explore the potential ways of automotive app store platform...

More than half a million visitors descended upon this year’s International Mobility Show (IAA). The event played host to more than 300 world premieres and innovations. Around 750 exhibitors travelled from 38 territories, with Greater China having a large presence at the event.

This report seeks to explore software and firmware over-the-air (OTA) update trends as they exist today in the automotive industry and are likely to evolve going forward. It provides a perspective on how automotive remote software updates will develop and which segments are the most important. The report provides a detailed understanding on how various market players, like OTA solution providers and automotive original equipment manufacturers, are collaborating or partnering with embedded ele...

This year marked the 20th anniversary show for Auto Shanghai. It was held on April 18-27, 2023 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai. More than 1,400 vehicles were showcased including 300 new models. The Show was also the platform for around 100 global vehicle debuts and attracted 906,000 visitors.

In October 2022, the US announced an expansion of its Foreign Direct Product Rules (FDPR). The policy instrument, first introduced in 1959, came to prominence in 2020 when the US administration used FDPR to disrupt chip supplies to Huawei Technologies. This report examines the ramifications of the FDPR as it applies to semiconductors and the automated driving technologies market.

As connectivity continues to redefine mobility, it is also unmistakably driving electric vehicle (EV) adoption and proliferation. In fact, vehicle connectivity and electrification are inextricably linked and complement each other. While the two overlap and reinforce each other, they are also inherently discrete. While connectivity is indispensable to any vehicle today, it would not be wrong to say that EVs cannot survive without it thanks to their higher software content and electronic-orient...

The 2023 Auto Expo's components edition was held from 12-15 January and recorded participation of over 800 companies and 115,000 visitors, while the vehicle show was held from 13-18 January and was attended by 636,743 visitors. Among the major passenger car manufacturers in India, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, Tata Motors, Toyota, BYD, and MG Motor showcased new models and concepts.

CES 2023 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States from January 5-8, in both in-person and digital formats. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) reported that CES 2023 saw over 115,000 industry attendees, with over 3200+ companies (including 1,000 startups) exhibiting, making it the largest audited global technology event since early 2020.

Connected cars generate a lot of data, and monetization of this data has become one of the most promising profit pools across the industry. As the traditional automotive players seek to transition from hardware to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and subscription businesses, there are new opportunities to be tapped for OEMs, parts suppliers, data aggregators, insurance companies, technology players, aftermarket companies, infrastructure providers, and even governments. This report explores the gr...

The S&P Global Mobility Cybersecurity 2022 Report provides a comprehensive look at the landscape of cybersecurity threats facing the automotive industry. This report contains qualitative and quantitative analysis of cybersecurity product forecasts, market trends, and technological solutions. It contains information and data forecasts for cybersecurity software and services based on yearly cybersecurity-enabled vehicle unit sales and systems in use. What is new in this report? The S&...

This report explores the growth and importance of in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) software in the automotive industry. The report primarily focuses on reviewing the many operating systems (OS) and software used by infotainment and telematics modules in today’s cars. The report also mentions hardware systems and related applications but not as the main focus of this report. The report analyzes in detail the growing significance of open-source software and middleware in reducing software time t...

This report explores the growth and importance of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication based on automotive telematics systems. The automotive telematics forecasts from IHS Markit analyze technology deployment, monitor OEM sourcing strategies, and identify specific new business opportunities through a six-year forecast calendar of new programs. The data represents sales forecasts of factory-installed telematics systems in new light vehicles. The technologies, trends, and forecasts of V2X ...

As part of the 2022 New Year's Briefing, IHS Markit has compiled a presentation around analysis of its latest automotive semiconductor demand and capacity forecast.

CES 2022 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States from January 5-7, with around 400,000 visitors, 744 exhibitors, and 936 speakers.

This report explores the growth and importance of connected services based on automotive telematics systems. The trends for key telematics service segments are included in the report. It also includes necessary information and forecasts for telematics hardware, as all the telematics services depend on the yearly telematics unit sales and telematics systems in use. The report also provides a comprehensive coverage of key telematics hardware suppliers and their relationship with various OEMs, h...

While Apple is yet to confirm or deny exploring vehicle development under the codename Project Titan, also referred as Chromium, a vast array of automotive stakeholders and commentators have been inquisitive of what may materialize from the so-called ‘Apple Car.’ Due to the secrecy around Apple’s car venture, a lot remains unknown or unconfirmed about the project from the manufacturing location(s), potential partners, and projected volume. This research note ...

IAA Mobility 2021 took place in Munich, Germany, from September 7-12.

This report seeks to explore the ‘connected car’ as it stands today from both a hardware (infotainment head unit) and software (applications) perspective. The report provides a thorough understanding of infotainment head unit systems, an in-depth demand outlook for these systems, main players, and market drivers at  global and regional levels. The report delves into the growth and importance of infotainment software and smartphone projection-based applications and the associated t...

The Auto Shanghai 2021 was the 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition and took place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center Shanghai in China from 19-28 April 2021.

This report explores  the importance of cybersecurity systems and its growth in the automotive industry. The products, technologies, trends, and forecasts for key cybersecurity segments are included in the report. It contains information and forecasts of the cybersecurity software and services, as all the cybersecurity segments depend on yearly cybersecurity-enabled vehicle unit sales and systems in use. The research in this report is focused on the key cybersecurity segments. The report r...

This report highlights high-level themes represented at the show and summarizes announcement details by company with key insights for how the technologies presented impact automotive and technology strategies and industries.

IHS Markit is closely monitoring the effects of COVID-19 on impending car connectivity legislation either as a direct result of the virus or the indirect economic impact.

This presentation reviews the state of vehicle connectivity as it stands today and as the global automotive industry prepares itself for the post-pandemic world.

This report explores the growth and importance of automotive data monetization strategies. The technologies, trends, and forecasts for key telematics service segments are included in the report. It also includes necessary information and forecasts for data monetization services, mainly depending on yearly telematics unit sales and telematics systems in use. Connected cars generate data about who is using them, how they are used, and where they are used. Over the last decade, the automotive in...

The focus of the 2020 Beijing Motor Show were intelligent cars and alternative drive systems. All renowned automotive manufacturers and suppliers as well as numerous startups participated in the 2020 show. 

This report talks about the evolution of automotive electronics/electric architectures

This report delves into how the vehicle is transforming from a mechanical device to software-driven electronics and where should automotive R&D focus for technology development

This presentation shows the South American outlook for connected car configurations and features, and the evolution of related technologies.

This report deliberates on how the connected car market is expected to evolve post COVID and what are the opportunities in the 'new normal'

This report reviews the factors that influence the adoption of autonomy and ADAS features and the various strategies being pursued by OEMs

Historically vehicles have had a flat electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture with electronics control units (ECUs) responsible for different functions, which typically lead to a large number of ECUs per car. Some vehicles might have as many as 60 to 100, or even more, distinct ECUs. As the number of features increases this drives up hardware and software cost, complicates operations, increases engineering complexity, slows down time-to-market availability, and makes the vehicle heavier with ea...

The presentation talks about Automotive Connectivity & Services: State of the market coming out of COVID-19.

This report provides a basic understanding of infotainment head unit systems for cars as well as an in-depth demand outlook of the systems, main players, and market drivers on global and regional levels. The infotainment head unit is the command center of a vehicle’s entertainment functions including radio tuner, media connectivity, audio playback, navigation, as well as the human-machine interface (HMI) element, i.e., the center stack display. IHS Markit uses three categories to se...

This report explores the growth and importance of infotainment software and smartphone projection-based applications in the automotive industry. The technologies, trends, and forecasts for key infotainment software and applications included in the report are taken from IHS Markit head unit systems (HUS) forecast database. The detailed forecast analyzes leading players, software deployment, monitor OEM sourcing strategies, and identifies specific new business opportunities through a six-year fore...

These presentations were given at the 2020 IHS Markit Spring Automotive Client Briefing - Europe (webinar) on  EV Charging Infrastructure and Connected Car.

This report highlights high-level themes represented at the show and summarizes announcement details by company with key insights for how the technologies presented impact automotive and technology strategies and industries.

This report provides a basic understanding of premium audio technology for cars, an in-depth demand outlook, main players, and main market drivers at regional and global levels. How does IHS Markit define premium audio? In-vehicle audio components that provide decent sound quality continue to be one of the most indispensable features of in-car infotainment. Since the term premium audio is subject to individual perceptions—what is considered premium by one might not by another—it is i...

This presentation was given as part of the December 2019 AutoTechInsight webinar series by Phil Amsrud and Antonio Garzon.

The Los Angeles (LA) Auto Show is an annual car show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in late November or early December.

IHS Markit estimates that more than 50% of the total cost of developing a vehicle today is related to software or electronic components. As these hardware components become more software-driven, many automakers are openly repositioning themselves as software-based and services-based companies by providing things such as smartphone-centric applications, usage-based Insurance, and over-the-air (OTA) updates in the car. This report provides a basic understanding of primary automotive software pl...

Presentations are only available to 'Connected Car' and 'E/E and Semi' service subscribers.

The theme of the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show was “Open Future” focusing on cutting edge futuristic technologies including future mobility, flying cars, next-generation personalized mobility, autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and new energy-based vehicles.

These presentations were given at the 2019 IHS Markit Fall Automotive Client Briefing in Detroit, Michigan.

The 2019 International Motor Show (IAA) took place at Frankfurt Am Main from 10–22 September 2019.

This presentation was given at the 2019 Fall Autotmotive Client Briefing in Frankfurt, Germany by Beatriz Minamy.

This forecast gives perspectives on how automotive software, apps, and services will develop and which segments are the most important.

This report provides a basic understanding of telematics technology for cars as well as an in-depth demand outlook for telematics systems, main players, and main market drivers at a global and regional level. IHS Markit uses a simple definition of telematics. Telematics refers to solutions and applications built on top of information content flowing via wireless communication to and/or from the automobile. Alternately, telematics can be defined as a combination of telecommunication and inform...

Wireless charging is expected to grow not only for consumer devices but also for automotive applications in the next several years.

The 2019 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) took place at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, the US from 19–28 April 2019.

This presentation was given at the 2019 New York Auto Show by Brian Rhodes, and includes TCU bandwidth trends, V2X forecast, headunits and displays, and ECU consolidation trends.

The Global Forecast Database provides seven-year forward and historical forecast data broken out by technology, region/country, units, and revenue.

The 2019 Geneva show was majorly focused around future trends for the automotive industry and conceptual technologies—electrification of vehicles and connected mobility, driverless vehicles, packages of digital services, and transportation services.

These presentations were given at the 2019 IHS Markit Automotive Spring Conference in Detroit, Michigan by Dr. Egil Juliussen, Jeremy Carlson, Brian Rhodes and Kyle Davis.

This report explores the growth and importance of services based on telematics systems in the automotive industry. The technologies, trends, and forecasts for key telematics service segments are included in the report. It includes basic information and forecasts of the telematics hardware, as all the telematics services depend on the yearly telematics unit sales and telematics systems in use. The research in this report is focused on the most important telematics service segments. The report de...

The 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) took place at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, United States from 12-27 January 2019.

The annual CES continues to host the world’s automotive innovators to highlight the most cutting-edge technologies the industry can offer.

This presentation was given at the 2019 CES OESA Annual Briefing on Automotive Technology by Dr. Egil Juliussen, Jeremy Carlson, Colin Bird-Martinez, Brian Rhodes and Mark Boyadjis.

Hardware components in the car have become more software-driven, and many automakers are openly repositioning themselves as software-based and services-based companies, by providing capabilities such as smartphone-centric applications, consumer-centric infotainment operating systems, and virtual personal assistants (VPAs) in the car. This report provides a basic understanding of these primary automotive software platforms, as well as an in-depth demand outlook for these subject areas, which i...

The Los Angeles (LA) Auto Show is an annual car show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in late November or early December.

This report is focused on covering telematics and connected car technologies and their current and future applications. It includes an assessment of the status of connected vehicle technologies. A forecast summary of multiple market segments is included on a global basis. IHS Markit uses the following terminology for connected vehicles: Embedded modem: Wireless communication is provided via a built-in modem. Embedded telematics are factory/OEM systems that feature an embedded ...

This forecast provides infotainment headunit OS and smartphone projection capable unit volumes based on vehicle production brand and country.

Please note that the forecast was updated in May 2018. The report was last updated in November 2017. This report covers the global market for cyber security measures for embedded wireless systems, physical systems, and cyber -physical systems, in the car. The paper covers some of the aspects that necessitate the need for cyber security measures, such as attack surfaces, threat models, and attack vectors. This includes a brief history of current reported cyber security attacks. The r...

In early December 2017, General Motors (GM) announced the rollout of GM Marketplace, a platform to make reservations, order a coffee, or get a deal on an oil change—right from the headunit. Since the announcement, around 2 million 4G LTE—enabled Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles have received Marketplace by way of an over-the-air (OTA) update. GM claims that by 2019, over 4 million vehicles would be Marketplace-enabled. IHS Markit recently tested this feature on two vehicles, the ...

The shared use of vehicles has been available for decades, but ubiquitous connectivity has carried these business models into the 21st century under the label of mobility services. Perceived in the past as expensive or inconvenient, smartphones and cloud platforms now enable flexible, alternative use of cars as a product and are establishing mobility as a service and transforming personal mobility and the automotive, transportation, and technology industries. This report will analyze the curr...

Over-the-air (OTA) updates have significant economic advantages owing to large cost savings compared with existing manual approaches. Since our last report in 2015, there has been a real market emergence of OTA updates in cars, particularly in the telematics and infotainment space. A major mainstream automaker, General Motors (GM), is also believed to have implemented OTA core electronic control units (ECUs) updates this year.  The real market emergence is primarily precipitated by recal...